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Costs that vary in total in direct proportion to changes in an activity level are called:

a)
Fixed costs

b)
Sunk costs

c)
Variable costs

d)
Differential Costs

c)
Variable costs

Which of the following is true about the changes in fixed costs?

a)
An increase in production will result in an increase in per unit fixed costs

b)
A decrease in fixed cost will result in an increase in variable cost

c)
An increase in production will result in a decrease in per unit fixed cost

d)
A decrease in production will result in an increase in total fixed cost

c)
An increase in production will result in a decrease in per unit fixed cost

Which of the following statements is false?

a)
At breakeven, the target profit is zero.

b)
Contribution margin ratio describes the percentage of each sales dollar used to pay variable costs.

c)
Product costs can be either variable or fixed costs.

d)
When the costs that vary in proportion to production are subtracted from revenue, contribution margin remains.

b)
Contribution margin ratio describes the percentage of each sales dollar used to pay variable costs.

Which of the following statement is true regarding fixed and variable costs?

a)
Both costs are constant when considered on a per-unit basis

b)
Both costs are constant when considered on a total basis

c)
Fixed costs are fixed in total, and variable costs are fixed per unit

d)
Variable costs are fixed in total, and fixed costs vary in total

c)
Fixed costs are fixed in total, and variable costs are fixed per unit

What is the contribution margin ratio of SuperGalaxy Enterprises with sales of $120,000, 65% of sales are variable costs, and operating income of $24,000?

a)
56%

b)
35%

c)
20%

d)
25%

b)
35%

If sales are $410,000 and variable costs are $300,000 when 10,000 units are sold, what is the Unit Contribution Margin?

a)
$11

b)
$30

c)
$41

d)
$110,000

a)
$11

Compute the break-even profit (in dollars) if fixed costs are $540,000 and variable cost are 70% of sales.

a)
$3,850,000

b)
$1,800,000

c)
$1,650,000

d)
$900,000

b)
$1,800,000

If variable costs per unit decreased because of a decrease in utility rates, the break-even point would:

a)
decrease

b)
increase

c)
remain the same

d)
increase or decrease, depending upon the percentage increase in utility rates

a)
decrease

If fixed costs are $550,000 and the unit contribution margin is $15, what amount of units must be sold in order to realize an operating income of $125,000?

a)
45,000 units

b)
10,417 units

c)
45,833 units

d)
28,333 units

a)
45,000 units

If fixed costs are $350,000, the unit selling price is $80, and the unit variable cost is $30, what is the break-even sales (in units)?

a)
3,200 units

b)
7,000 units

c)
11,667 units

d)
4,375 units

b)
7,000 units

The first step in the decision-making process is to:

a)
identify alternative courses of action

b)
consider sunk costs to eliminate some courses of action

c)
identify the objective

d)
determine cost restraints that will be faced in the decision-making process

c)
identify the objective

The amount of increase or decrease in cost that is expected from a particular course of action as compared to an alternative is termed:

a)
period cost

b)
product cost

c)
differential cost

d)
discretionary cost

c)
differential cost

Relevant revenues and costs focus on:

a)
activities that occurred in the past

b)
monies already earned and/or spent

c)
last year's net income

d)
differences between the alternatives being considered

d)
differences between the alternatives being considered

A business is operating at 90% of capacity and is currently purchasing a part used in its manufacturing operations for $15 per unit. The costs for the business to make the part (instead of purchasing) would be $12 of variable costs per unit and $8 of fixed costs per unit. If 30,000 units of the part are normally purchased during the year but could be manufactured using unused capacity, what would be the differential cost increase or decrease from making the part rather than purchasing it?

a)
$150,000 increase

b)
$90,000 decrease

c)
$150,000 decrease

d)
$90,000 increase

b)
$90,000 decrease

Which of the following is true?

a)
Differential revenue is the amount of income that would result from the best available alternative for the proposed use of cash.

b)
Differential analysis can aid management in making decisions on a variety of alternatives, including whether to discontinue an unprofitable segment and whether to make or buy a part needed for the manufacturing process.

c)
Qualitative considerations should be disregarded when a business is choosing between two alternatives.

d)
When a product or segment of a business is determined to be generating a loss, the total income from operations for the company will always increase if management eliminates the product or segment.

b)
Differential analysis can aid management in making decisions on a variety of alternatives, including whether to discontinue an unprofitable segment and whether to make or buy a part needed for the manufacturing process.

Which of the following costs is most likely to be the same between two alternatives?

a)
variable selling expenses

b)
variable product costs

c)
fixed administrative costs

d)
direct labor costs

c)
fixed administrative costs

A business received a special offer from an exporter to purchase 10,000 units of product at $13.50 per unit. The acceptance of the offer will not affect normal production or domestic sales prices. The following data are available:

Domestic unit sales price: $21

Unit manufacturing costs:

Variable: $12

Fixed: $5

Based on the above data, what is the amount of gain or loss from acceptance of the offer?

$75,000 loss

$40,000 gain

$15,000 gain

$85,000 gain

$15,000 gain

When a company is determining how much to charge as the normal selling price for a product, which of the following should not be considered:

a)
what competitors are charging for similar products

b)
total costs of producing the product

c)
whether the company has excess production capacity

d)
how much demand there is for the product

c)
whether the company has excess production capacity

Below is cost information for Bythel Corporation's production and sale of 45,000 units of its sole product. Bythel desires a profit equal to a 10.8% rate of return on invested assets of $900,000.

Fixed factory overhead cost

$72,000

Fixed selling and administrative costs

45,000

Variable direct materials cost per unit

4.50

Variable direct labor cost per unit

7.65

Variable factory overhead cost per unit

2.25

Variable selling and administrative cost per unit

0.90

The dollar amount of desired profit from the production and sale of the company's product is:

a)
$97,200

b)
$67,200

c)
$73,500

d)
$96,000

a)
$97,200

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